[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛說觀佛三昧海經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643) › 9.23 # 佛說觀佛三昧海經 9.23 佛說觀佛三昧海經 9.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.9.23) 佛告阿難：「此觀佛三昧，是一切眾生犯罪者藥、破戒者護、失道者導、盲冥者眼、愚癡者慧、黑闇者燈、煩惱賊中是勇健將，諸佛世尊之所遊戲，首楞嚴等諸大三昧始出生處。」 > The Buddha addressed Ānanda: "This buddhānusmṛti-samādhi is medicine for all sentient beings who commit transgressions, a protection for those who break the precepts, a guide for those who have lost the path, eyes for the blind, wisdom for the foolish, a lamp in the dark, a valiant general among the thieves of defilement, the playground of the Buddha Bhagavats, and the place from which the śūraṅgama and other great samādhis first arise." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.9.22) - [Next: 9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.9.24) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643~en-mt.9.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋淨土群疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.7.37) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.9.23) · Pramāṇa